St. Louis Development Academy

Youth Soccer Club

Join St. Louis Development Academy

Looking to join one of St. Louis Development Academy’s select soccer teams, but have some questions:

Tryouts

June 9, 2024
Sportport International

St. Louis Development Academy is a member of the Missouri Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) and U.S. Youth Soccer. For this year, MYSA has set Sunday June 9th, as the first date for open tryouts for the Eastern District. Tryouts will be conducted at Sportport International.

Costs of Select Soccer

We are committed to keeping elite youth soccer affordable. At STLDA, we are not happy with the ‘pay-to-play’ format that dominates youth sports. Unfortunately, this youth soccer industry builds financial fences to exclude young players from tournaments, leagues and competitions. We need to cross these fences to play in competitive events. We will offer fundraising opportunities and work with families, so that no player is left out for financial reasons.

Club Dues

Club dues cover:

Field use at our home facility, SPORTPORT International;
Club training;
Age-level curriculum for coaches to use;
Club administration for the website, event registration, rosters and required forms, and other administrative tasks;
Player registration with MYSA

For more information on club dues contact admin@stlouisda.com

Team Assessment

In addition to club dues, individual teams need to assess fees to cover league charges, tournament entry fees, and other charges for which the team is responsible. Team managers and coaches manage their teams’ budgets. Team assessments vary by team: older teams participate in more events, and, consequently, tend to have higher team fees. You can obtain the best estimate of these costs from the team’s current coach or manager. ↑ FAQs

Level of Commitment

How much time and travel are involved?

Practice Frequency: Competitive teams at U12, U13, and older practice 3 times per week. Younger teams typically practice twice per week; there are some time periods when a younger team may practice with greater frequency – just before the season starts or before resuming in spring, for instance.
Locations: Teams will practice at SPORTPORT International, our home facility. STLDA’s youth teams play locally in the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association (SLYSA). SLYSA hosts league games at several different complexes, though the SLYSA complex, itself, is located near Elm and Highway 370 in St. Charles, Missouri.
Travel: Teams under 12 may travel to an out of town tournament in fall. We discourage too much travel for our younger teams. Older teams require more out-of-town travel.
Length of Season: Missouri Youth Soccer Association rules set the seasonal year from August through July of the following year. In practice, fall league play wraps up in mid-November. Teams often participate in less-intensive winter activities like futsal or indoor with very limited or no practice sessions. Spring league games typically start in early March and run through mid-May. Older teams participate in State Cup in June. The younger teams, U11 or younger, recess for June and July.

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